IS there any stones that sharpen 1095 better than others??

[savagesicslayer]

Basiclly I'm looking for some new stones.My recient liking to 1095 has tagght me that my old (and I do mean old) stones might need to be upgraded.My knives run from cheap stainless POSes to my tracker and ka-bars.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

1095 as most people run it in knives at ~56-58 HRC is one of the easier to sharpen steels, your old stones might just need to be resurfaced to flatten them and/or remove any heavy loading. In regards to stones in general, I like waterstones for speed of cutting and quality of finish.

-Cliff

 

[DGG]

I would suggest rubbing your old stones out on the sidewalk or on a concrete block until they are nice and clean and flat. They tend to dish. You can easily clean them with handcleaner once you have them resurfaced. Don't toss them out unless they are the very small ones. They should be about 2" x 6" or 8" in size to handle a decent size knife.

 

[Coonskinner]

The Norton oilstones put a nice finish on 1095.

I also like ceramics like the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

1095 is easy to sharpen on about anything, but these are my favorites.

 

[Danbo]

I do ALL of my knife sharpening with diamond stones. Cuts faster than any other stone, and you can get them in fine enough grits to put a polished edge on your blade. You can always strop on the back of an old leather belt, should you see the need for an even more polished edge. But, trust me, if you try the diamond stones, you probably won't use the oil stones again.